Oktoberfest, I have not read everything yet (obviously) but I want to give you a big thank you already, and telling you that this is my Dicta Boelcke
I posted the same topic on the UBI forums (where a heated discussion is going on, interesting) and someone early on said this:
"You might want to ask a guy named Oktoberfest about flying the 110 at the WarClouds forums; afaik he has no trouble dealing with P51s, Tempests or late Spits. ". I said I flew only on war clouds and that I had an account there, and would try to ask you. And look here, already
For anyone wishing to see how that discussion is going, have a look:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...3/m/9291013338
Will link to Oktoberfest's marvelous feedback from over there in a second.
EDIT: Added in some data I was collecting for better understanding of the difference in Mk 108 package vs Mg 17 package:
Some data collected on the different gun packages. The 151/20 listed are the default lower-nose installation, and not the gun-pod. Included for comparison.
MG 151/20 x 2
650 rounds total
24 rounds per second
Total weight (not including attachment assembly/feed stuff/links) = 204.4kg of which 119kg is ammunition (and how much ligher one will be when no more ammo).
Combined fire power (damage it can inflict per second): 384
For how long: 27 seconds
Total carried fire power: 10 368
Mg17 x 4
4027 rounds total
80 rounds per second
Total weight: 141.5kg, of which 100.7kg ammunition.
Combined fire power: 80
For how long: 50.3 seconds
Total carried fire power: 4027
Mk 108 x 2
270 rounds total
21 rounds per second
Total weight: 245.6kg, of which 129.6 is ammunition.
Total fire power: 1160
For how long: 12.9 seconds
Total carried fire power: 14 964
Mk 108 instead of Mg 17 option adds 104.1 extra kilo, 73.6% heavier (about the same weight as all the ammo for the Mg 17's), but when the ammo is out (and it happens fairly fast) it weighs 116kg, 25kg less than the fully loaded Mg 17 load out, or probably about the same with the same amount of shooting.